BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION - Isometric Post-apocalyptic Adventure

$138,457

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BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, post-apocalyptic adventure game. Different from the dystopian environments of STASIS and CAYNE, the studio embarks on a fresh but evocative environment to whet any adventure gamers' appetite.

Explore this futuristic wasteland to discover villages, destroyed cities, and uncover the secrets of strange and abandoned technology. The never before seen, African, post-apocalyptic setting opens up a menagerie of bizarre creatures and vibrant characters, alongside a new world inspired by Sub-Saharan flora and fauna. But beware, newcomers are either revered or hated.

STRETCH GOALS

$ 135,000 - THE WORLD CODEX

Every
place has a history, a story. That's a theme we want to push forward
with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION. We want players to explore the world we've
created, make new discoveries and uncover the history of all the
exciting places you visit.

The Codex is Dr.
Mark Leslie's field notebook that will grow each time a new animal,
plant (or the like) crosses his path. It will then be updated with
drawings, facts and other information about the find in front of you.
The Codex will include Mark's field drawings, photographs, notes - and
even voiced entries.

It may also help you
learn the customs of different tribes and factions: Who are friends or
foes? What foods they eat? What has happened to them in the epochs since
the Penrose appeared?

Sometimes these will be world building,
and at other times will offer up clues to help you on your way. All
while uncovering the secrets of BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION's technology, from
strange constructs that pierce the sky to small alien-looking medical
implants.

The world rejoiced...

Discovered at the very heart of the Penrose, a terminal revealed an unencrypted line of text: “I WILL FIX THIS. MARK LESLIE”.

Desolation would ensue...

Mark Leslie is a problem solver. He often tries to find the best of a bad situation. While Dr. Leslie was an avid outdoors man before his accident, he now spends most of his time behind a computer screen.

Don Leslie joined the Marines at a tumultuous time in world conflict, but his stubbornness and perseverance during the Vietnamese offensive earned him the rank of Master Sergeant. A family visit resulted in a horrific event that saw the Leslie family torn apart.

Effectively retiring from service, Don was awarded a post at the Penrose facility to manage international personal security.

POOCH is a forward reconnaissance drone, largely augmented by Penrose based technology. Her primary role is intelligence gathering in inhospitable regions. Her logical approach to situations can be frustrating to some.

Having assisted Brian Fargo (FALLOUT, THE BARDS TALE & TORMENT : TIDES OF NUMENERA) on the visual aesthetic of WASTELAND 3, we want BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION to be something that you have not seen before in a post-apocalyptic game.

We are using photogrammetry to capture the beauty of Africa. In this process, we take hundreds of photographs of a scene or object and, then using specialized software, we generate 3D models and textures from the photos themselves.

Every screen in BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION has a real piece of Africa in it - most often due to changing winds and ocean tides it is something that will only ever exist in our game.

A post apocalyptic world gives us many incredible opportunities to work with scale models.
We can explore an decrepit battleship, hulls of long abandoned cargo planes and urban graveyards of rusted cars... All the elements we so love about the post apocalyptic genre.

By aiding us in the crowd funding of BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION we would like to reward you with an array of goodies.

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STANDARD BOX DESIGNEXCLUSIVE TO OUR BACKERS

To celebrate BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION we have created a one-of-a-kind box design. The retro aesthetic features a USB cassette drive elegantly placed in a custom designed package.
The outer carton is UV Varnished in high gloss black against a stark white logo.

INTERACTIVE VR OF THE STANDARD BOX

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FOILED BOX DESIGN LIMITED EDITION

This limited edition box won't be available after crowd-funding has completed. It features a maroon reflective metal foiling and is a perfect accompaniment to the BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION cassette USB drive.

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BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is in pre-production and the isometric framework that will power it has been in development for over a year.

We will start full time production on DESOLATION once the crowd-funding process has been completed.

We have estimated our development cycle at 3 years.

We had such an awesome time creating STASIS together with the Kickstarter community that we wanted to do it again!

Using Kickstarter will mean that we do not need to turn to a publisher for capital to produce BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION it also allows us direct access to a community of people who want this to be made.

We need you!

The funds raised will allow us to work full time on BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION. In conjunction with the crowdfunding, we will also self fund any development shortfall.

We are all-in!

The Brotherhood is an indie studio lead by brothers Christopher and Nicolas Bischoff and iscurrently based in Cape Town, South Africa. They have almost two decades of experience managing large scale design projects and more recently the crowd-funded games STASIS and CAYNE.

The Brotherhood is also working with inXile Entertainment on Wasteland 3 which was recently successfully funded at $ 3.2 Million - LINK

BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION will be our third adventure game.

Is this an RPG? No, we do not have a stat system or direct combat, but if you enjoy the adventure component of RPGs - then BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is the game for you!

What Platforms will you initially release on? Windows. We will endeavor to also publish on Mac and Linux, however this may not be a day one release.

What websites will I find DESOLATION on? Steam and a DRM-Free partner. STASIS was on STEAM and GOG.

What languages will be available? Russian, German, French text translations will be available on release. Translation is an expensive exercise but partners may facilitate other languages. The translation files for DESOLATION will be open and it will be possible for people to make and share their own translations with just a few clicks. STASIS and CAYNE feature 8 languages!

When will physical rewards be sent out? Physical rewards will be sent out about a month after we ship BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

What engine are you using? Unity with our own isometric framework. We also have an arsenal of the top graphics programs at our disposal, including Autodesk 3D Studio Max and VRAY, etc.

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

Shipping of physical goods to any country outside North America and Canada may require additional duties or taxes due by the import authorities in your country. You may need to take care of them yourself when receiving the shipment.

Shipping will be handled by regional, national, international and postal solutions by our Global order fulfillment partner.

Risks and challenges

MONEY:
Games cost a tremendous amount of money to make. However, as we proved with STASIS, we could delivery a great product in budget. We are also co-funding DESOLATION and have access to further investment money should they it be needed.

TIMING:
A great unknown in game development is the time needed to complete the project. Sometimes games need more time to be polished and play tested and we hope to avoid this by carefully planning our completion timeline. We will communicate openly with backers as we did on the STASIS Kickstarter to make sure they know what we are doing.

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FOLLOWER

Keep up to date with private backer updates. We appreciate every contribution that brings us closer to our goal! We will also add your name to our web page as an awesome contributor who made this a reality. You also get an exclusive wallpaper set.

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BOXED DELUXE - EARLY BIRD!

LIMTED TO 99 BACKERS

Get a physical box copy of the game in this exclusive Kickstarter offer. Your Boxed Edition is upgraded to the LIMITED SPECIAL EDITION BOX with red foiling. Your Box will be signed and numbered. This box design will not be available outside of our crowd funding exercise and will be a limited print run.

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BOXED DELUXE

Get a physical box copy of the game in this exclusive Kickstarter offer. Your Boxed Edition is upgraded to the LIMITED SPECIAL EDITION BOX with red foiling. This box design will not be available outside of our crowd funding exercise and will be a limited print run.

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LIMITED EDITION

Send us a photo of your face or a friends face for inclusion in the game in a noticeable location and event. We will give you a signed copy of the screenplay. You get producer credit in the end game credits.

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ULTIMATE EDITION

We will also give you a producer title and special thanks in the end credits. Your name will also feature in the intro movie title credit crawl.
You also get to name a town or location.
We will send you an actual prop - a destroyed car - and we will include a picture of its location.

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COMMUNITY EDITION

This tier is specially for game sites or groups that want to feature in DESOLATION and does not include previous rewards.

We will provide you with 25 game keys for your community (beta enabled).

We will also dedicated an entire game area to your community and in this area we will erect a sculpture of your choice. You will send us a reference image (within reason) of your logo or a symbol of your choosing. This area will feature a plaque with your dedication on it - it will include 50 members names as well as a phrase of your choosing.

We will integrate this sculpture into the game scenery and build a legend around it.